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Rubio warns of Iraq ‘Balkanisation’: Is that a real threat?
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Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
BBC News
Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting
The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.
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White House 'repeatedly violated' court order to restore press access, say media outlets
Employees from CNN, Politico and MS Now reported being denied entry, with some having passes confiscated.
The Guardian
Rebel offensive against Ethiopian army stokes fears of return to civil war
Fighting escalates after Tigrayan rebels form new coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed government There are growing fears of a return to civil war in Ethiopia after an offensive by fighters from Tigray into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara and the formation of a new rebel alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed. About 600,000 people died between 2020 and 2022 during a devastating war between the Ethiopian army and the political party and paramilitary group Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Both sides are now accusing the other of triggering a return to open conflict. Continue reading...
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Australia’s newest chicken factory looks like a modern art gallery – but will it improve animal welfare?
Three million chickens a week will be processed at the state-of-the-art facility in Tamworth – a fifth of all those eaten nationwide It is for birds? Is it for planes? The sleek, rust-coloured saucer settles into the earth, mirroring the surrounding hills. It looks like an art gallery or a high-end conference centre – an architectural masterpiece designed to sit lightly on the land. Continue reading...
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AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’
Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, challenged the OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, on Thursday after the company’s agent infiltrated systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria’s Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service portal of Services Australia. Continue reading...